In order to understand information you need one or both of the following:

You will understand new information more easily if there is already a framework of knowledge to fit it into.

The information needs to be at the appropriate reading level.

So what does this mean for your website and blog articles? It means you need to have a good understanding of your target audience and write copy that not only appeals to them, but copy they can actually understand.

Legalese

Your law firm faces an uphill battle taking very complicated, difficult to explain legal issues and presenting them in an easily digestible format for the web. On top of that, you need to understand that your articles and website copy will only be effective if your target audience can understand what they are reading. Crafting content that appeals to your visitors is crucial to helping your website or blog perform at its best (ie: convert website visitors into calls and emails requesting legal services).

Copy and paste your content into the site and it will return your Flesch-Kincaid Grade level and Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score.

Takeaways

I think the important thing to recognize here is that you need a good understanding of your target client. What is their average education level? What type of consumer is your firm dealing with? While the answers may vary, you are better off erring on the side of simplicity to ensure the visitors to your site can understand how you will be able to help them.

Jeff Berman

Jeff Berman, is co-founder of AttorneySync. "Properly marketing a law firm online is about producing relevant content that helps a prospective client understand your expertise and how you are able to help them. Finally, it’s about getting that content found by the people you are trying to help."